2020–21 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by tenth-year head coach King Rice, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–8, 12–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the No. 2 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to No. 7 seed Fairfield 60–79.

2020–21 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
MAAC regular season co-champions
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	12–8 (12–6 MAAC)
Head coach	King Rice (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Rick Callahan Jamal Meeks JR Reid
Home arena	OceanFirst Bank Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Siena	12	–	4		.750			12	–	5		.706
Monmouth	12	–	6		.667			12	–	8		.600
Saint Peter's	10	–	8		.556			14	–	11		.560
Marist	10	–	8		.556			12	–	9		.571
Niagara	7	–	9		.438			9	–	11		.450
Canisius	7	–	5		.583			7	–	6		.538
Fairfield	7	–	11		.389			10	–	17		.370
Quinnipiac	7	–	10		.412			9	–	13		.409
Iona †	6	–	3		.667			12	–	6		.667
Manhattan	6	–	12		.333			7	–	13		.350
Rider	5	–	13		.278			6	–	17		.261
Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC Tournament.^[1]^[2]
† 2021 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2019–20 season 18–13 overall, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. Before they could face #5 seeded Quinnipiac in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Roster

2020–21 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Myles Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Brooks School Brooklyn, New York G 1 Gob Gabriel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Bradford Christian Academy Manchester, New Hampshire F 2 Melik Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr York Catholic High School York, Pennsylvania G 3 Deion Hammond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Riverdale Baptist School Mitchellville, Maryland G 4 Donovann Toatley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Chattanooga Largo, Maryland G 5 George Papas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Gould Academy Jersey City, New Jersey F 10 Jarvis Vaughan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Massanutten Military Academy Churchville, Virginia G 11 Mateo Delmoral 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Brookdale Community College Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey G 13 Marcus McClary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr The Patrick School Linden, New Jersey G 14 Jack Holmstrom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Guilford High School Rockford, Illinois G 15 Mike James Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Malverne High School West Hempstead, New York F 21 Nikkei Rutty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Trinity-Pawling School New Rochelle, New York G 24 Myles Ruth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Hillside, New Jersey G 25 Samuel Chaput 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Anthony High School Longueuil, Quebec F 30 Klemen Vuga 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Virginia Episcopal School Mengeš, Slovenia	Head coach King Rice (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Rick Callahan (Salem International) Jamal Meeks (Indiana) JR Reid (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 2, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Maryland	Canceled		Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	Canceled		OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Hofstra	L 88–96	0–1	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
MAAC regular season
December 18, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Saint Peter's	W 78–76	1–1 (1–0)	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
December 19, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Saint Peter's	L 76–78	1–2 (1–1)	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
December 27, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	W 84–66	2–2 (2–1)	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
December 28, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 97–69	3–2 (3–1)	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
January 3, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	L 77–78	3–3 (3–2)	Alumni Recreation Center  Loudonville, NY
January 4, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Siena	L 62–76	3–4 (3–3)	Alumni Recreation Center  Loudonville, NY
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 80–64	4–4 (4–3)	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Marist	W 72–62	5–4 (5–3)	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Quinnipiac	W 92–80 ^OT	6–4 (6–3)	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Quinnipiac	W 70–63	7–4 (7–3)	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
January 29, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	W 77–67	8–4 (8–3)	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Niagara	L 74–83	8–5 (8–4)	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
February 5, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Manhattan	W 70–65	9–5 (9–4)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
February 6, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN3		at Manhattan	W 71–69 ^OT	10–5 (10–4)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Iona	L 86–91	10–6 (10–5)	Hynes Athletic Center  New Rochelle, NY
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	L 65–88	10–7 (10–6)	Hynes Athletic Center  New Rochelle, NY
March 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	W 77–74 ^OT	11–7 (11–6)	Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
March 5, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at Rider	W 65–62	12–7 (12–6)	Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 10, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Fairfield Quarterfinals	L 60–79	12–8	Boardwalk Hall^[4]  Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[5]

References

1. "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
3. "2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships Canceled". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
4. . Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
5. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.